IAG · story · 26 October
International Airlines Group · 8 headlines from 8 outlets, on 26 October 2026.
Outlets report that a British Airways 777 narrowly avoided an object, likened to four toasters in size, after taking off from Heathrow.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
The Independent is the largest at −4.7, ahead of Inshorts (−4.7). The Aviation Hub is the lowest at −5.0.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| The Aviation Hub | −5.0 |
| London Business News | −5.0 |
| Aviation A2Z | −5.0 |
| International Business Times UK | −5.0 |
| The Independent | −4.7 |
| Inshorts | −4.7 |
| Metro | −4.7 |
| Daily Express | −4.7 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| The Aviation Hub | 1 | −5.0 |
| London Business News | 1 | −5.0 |
| Aviation A2Z | 1 | −5.0 |
| International Business Times UK | 1 | −5.0 |
| The Independent | 1 | −4.7 |
| Inshorts | 1 | −4.7 |
| Metro | 1 | −4.7 |
| Daily Express | 1 | −4.7 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| −5.0 | BA 777 mystery object near Heathrow, safety incident |
| −5.0 | BA jet near miss with object, safety story |
| −5.0 | BA pilot reports mystery object, safety incident |
| −5.0 | BA 777 avoids mid-air collision with object |
| −4.7 | BA flight drone encounter, safety concern |
| −4.7 | BA pilot near-miss with object, highest risk category |
| −4.7 | A drone narrowly avoided a BA aircraft after it took off. |
| −4.7 | Coverage by Daily Express |
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